वेपमाना भयोद्विग्ना शोकसागरमध्यगा । ततः स्वगोकुलं प्राप्ता रभमाणा मुहुर्मुहुः
Trembling, agitated by fear, immersed in the ocean of sorrow, she hurried repeatedly and finally reached her own Gokula.
तस्याः शब्दं ततः श्रुत्वा ज्ञात्वा वत्सः स्वमातरम्
Hearing her voice, the calf recognized his mother.
अकालागमनं तस्या रौद्रं भंभारवं तथा
Her arrival at an unusual time was fierce and terrifying.
किमर्थमन्यवेलायां समायाता वदस्व मे
Tell me, for what reason have you come at this unusual hour?
आगताऽहं तव स्नेहात्कुरु तृप्तिं यथेप्सिताम्
I have come out of affection for you; fulfill your desire as you wish.
अपश्चिममिदं पुत्र दुर्लभं मातृदर्शनम्
This meeting with your mother, my son, is rare and will not come again.
व्याघ्रस्य कामरूपस्य दातव्यं जीवितं मया
I must give my life to the tiger who can take any form.
मयाऽद्य तत्र गंतव्यं मृगराजसमीपतः 7.3.29.
Today I must go to the presence of the king of beasts.
श्लाघ्यं हि मरणं मेऽद्य त्वया सह न संशयः
Indeed, dying today with you is praiseworthy for me, without doubt.
एकाकिनाऽपि मर्त्तव्यं यस्मान्मया त्वया विना
Even alone, I must die, since I am without you.
या गतिर्मातृभक्तानां ध्रुवं सा मे भविष्यति
The destiny of those devoted to their mothers will surely be mine.
अथवाऽत्रैव तिष्ठ त्वं शपथाः संतु मे तव
Or else, remain here; let your vows be mine.
जनन्या विप्रयुक्तस्य जीवितं न हि मे प्रियम्
Life is not dear to me when separated from my mother.
नास्ति मातृसमो नाथो नास्ति मातृसमा गतिः
There is no protector like a mother, nor any path equal to that of a mother.
न चायमन्यभूतानां मृत्युः स्यादन्यमृत्युतः
Nor is this death of beings something different from other deaths.
अपश्चिममिदं पुत्र मातुः सन्देशमुत्तमम्
O son, this is the final and highest message from your mother.
वने चर सदा वत्स अप्रमादपरो भव
Always dwell in the forest, my child, intent on vigilance.
न च लोभेन चर्तव्यं विषमस्थं तृणं क्वचित् 7.3.29.
And never, out of greed, should one seize even a blade of grass in a dangerous place.
समुद्रमटवीं युद्धं विशंते लोभमोहिताः
Deluded by greed, they enter the ocean, the wilderness, and battle.
लोभात्प्रमादादाश्वासात्पुरुषो बाध्यते त्रिभिः
A person is afflicted by three things: greed, carelessness, and misplaced trust.
आत्मा च सततं पुत्र रक्षितव्यः प्रयत्नतः
And, O son, one must always protect oneself with great effort.
तिर्यग्भ्यः पापयोनिभ्यः सदा विचरता वने
While roaming the forest, always beware of animals and those born in evil wombs.
अस्माकं प्रतिवाचं च शृणु शोकविनाशिनीम् विश्रान्तश्च पुनर्याति तद्वद्भूतसमागमः
Hear our reply, which destroys sorrow; just as one who rests returns, so too is the meeting of beings.
स्वमातरं सखीवर्गं ततो द्रष्टुं समागता
They gathered there to see their mother and their circle of friends.
अब्रवीच्च ततो वाक्यं पुत्रशोकेन दुःखिता
Then, afflicted by grief for her son, she spoke these words.
अनाथमबलं दीनं फेनपं मम पुत्रकम्
My little son Phenapa is helpless, weak, and miserable.
भाविनीनामयं पुत्रः सांप्रतं च विशेषतः
This son is destined for the future, and especially so now.
चरंतं विषमे स्थाने चरंतं परगोकुले 7.3.29.
He wanders in dangerous places, he wanders in another’s herd.
क्षमध्वं च महाभागा यास्येऽहं सत्यसंश्रयात्
Forgive me, O noble ones; I will go, relying on truth.
सर्वास्ता वचनं श्रुत्वा तस्याः शोकसमन्विताः
Hearing her words, all those women, filled with sorrow—